New York State Office of General Services Bureau of Land Management Index to Maps
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- This series indexes maps found in Series A0453, Record of Deeds; A0464, Original Deeds and Title Papers; 12945, Miscellaneous Deeds and Title Papers; A0451, Original Releases to the State; and A0461, Town Boundary Establishment and Alteration Reports. The series also indexes maps in several groups of records held by the Office of General Services, Division of Land Utilization: applications for land grants, applications for grants of lands under water, land appropriations, abandoned canal lands, and a Lake George shoreline survey.
Title
- Index to maps
Quantity
- 0.15 cubic foot; 7 microfilm reels 35 mm
Inclusive Dates
Bulk Dates
Series Number
- A4695
Creator
Arrangement
Alphabetical by location or owner name.
Scope and Content Note
Maps found in Series A0453, Record of Deeds; A0464, Original Deeds and Title Papers; 12945, Miscellaneous Deeds and Title Papers; A0451, Original Releases to the State; and A0461, Town Boundary Establishment and Alteration Reports are indexed by this series. This series also indexes maps in several groups of records held by the Office of General Services, Division of Land Utilization. These include applications for land grants, applications for grants of lands under water, land appropriations, abandoned canal lands, and a Lake George shoreline survey.
Alternate Formats Available
Microfilmed in 1973 at the Office of General Services by the Genealogical Society of Utah, microfilm reels 947089-947095. Cataloged by the GSU as "Card Index to Maps of Land under Water."
Related Material
A0453Series A0453, Record of Deeds
A0464Series A0464, Original Deeds and Title Papers
12945Series 12945, Miscellaneous Deeds and Title Papers
A0451Series A0451, Original Releases to the State and
A0461Series A0461, Town Boundary Establishment and Alteration Reports contain maps indexed by this series.
Other Finding Aids
An index to maps is published in Mix, David E.E., "Catalogue of Maps and Surveys..." (Albany, 1859; repr. Syracuse, 1981).
An index to maps is published in Jewett, Freeborn G., comp., "Catalogue of Records of the Office of Secretary of State..." (Albany, 1898).
A roll list is available at the repository.
Administrative Information
Location of Originals
Originals held by the Office of General Services, Bureau of Land Management.
Custodial History
This accession resulted from work by Archives staff in October 1999 to integrate or accession estrayed or unidentified records.
Access Restrictions
Microfilm is not available for duplication or inter-library loan.